MANKATO, MINN. (September 26, 2022) – Greater Mankato Growth is pleased to announce its final set of candidate forums this election season for the city of Mankato Mayor and City Council, and the Blue Earth County Commission. These forums provide an opportunity for meaningful exchange between candidates and voters on issues that impact our community. The public is invited to attend any of these free events. There is no registration needed for the candidate forums. In partnership with KTV Public Access, these candidate forums will be recorded and made available online after the events (not live streamed).

“Local government is where the rubber truly meets the road, and we are pleased to give voters a chance to hear from candidates for local office,” says Andy Wilke, Director of Business Development and Public Affairs at Greater Mankato Growth.

For more information about all our candidate forums, visit www.greatermankatoelections.com. There you can also find our Voter Toolkit and candidate biographies.

City of Mankato Mayor & City Council
October 18, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Moderator: Andy Wilke, Greater Mankato Growth
Hosted by: Greater Mankato Growth
Intergovernmental Center, Mankato Room (council chambers)

Blue Earth County Commission
October 20, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Moderator: Andy Wilke, Greater Mankato Growth
Hosted by: Greater Mankato Growth
Intergovernmental Center, Mankato Room (council chambers)

Hal qayb oo ka mid ah Greater Mankato Growth, Inc.
Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. (GMG) is comprised of four business units; Greater Mankato Growth, the regional chamber of commerce and economic development organization serving the regional marketplace; Visit Mankato, the destination management organization; City Center Partnership, a downtown development organization; and GreenSeam, which utilizes agriculture to build on the region’s extensive agribusiness assets to develop the ag economy.